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September 2006

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This 30-second public service announcement will debut during the broadcast of U-M's game against Minnesota this Saturday, Sept. 30. You can see it here first. The PSA illustrates just what makes the Michigan Difference—the breadth of accomplishment and activity that sets U-M apart as a great public university. It features some of the university's outstanding faculty, students, alumni, and staff—and the life-changing experiences they inspire.

Plus: you can send us your own Michigan Difference experience at mtoday@umich.edu

 
 
M-PACT replaces some financial aid loans with grants

Age reduces the body's ability to regenerate tissues, resulting in physical and mental declines later in life. We all know it happens, but no one really knows why. Now, research shows that the stem cells which produce new tissue don't just wear out. They actively shut themselves down, probably as a way of preventing cancer. "The good news is that we can get older before we get cancer," says Sean Morrison, director of the Center for Stem Cell Biology at U-M. "The bad news is that our tissues can't repair themselves as well."

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Podcast: What are stem cells?

 
  Think you’ve got your diet under control? You may be gulping down hundreds of unwanted calories each day without even knowing it. To help you make healthier beverage choices from soda and sports drinks to fruit juice and milk and cut back on extra calories, a U-M expert offers tips that will help quench your thirst and keep your diet in check.
 
 
Podcast: Five years after 9/11, are we safer?

U-M history professor Juan Cole, an expert on the Middle East, and on both Iraq and Islamic radicalism, discusses the aftermath of 9/11, the Iraq war, and how the world situation has changed.

 
 
U-M tackles depression, one of the world's top-five causes of disability

U-M's trailblazing Depression Center will celebrate its opening next month. Dedicated to the comprehensive treatment of depression, the center's vision is a world where depressive disorders are understood and treated for what they are: brain disorders with a biological foundation. This article explores some of the causes of depression, and rising hopes for treatment.

 
 
Type A personality is not linked to heart disease

Contrary to previous studies and conventional wisdom, a massive new study has found absolutely no connection between the hard-driving "Type A" personality and heart disease. The discovery is among the first findings of a fascinating study of the effects of genetics on personality and health among residents of Sardinia.

 
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Type A personality is not linked to heart disease

Careful. Showdown at the Equator is that most unlikely of concoctions: an underground band that plays pop music. A gang of U-M undergrads, SATE is so cool they'll give your earlobes frostbite.

 
 

You can hear Susan Hutton (MFA '96) read three poems here. Widely published and awarded, Hutton is a contributing editor to the Poetry Foundation, one of the country's most prestigious poetry organizations. Her book "On the Disappearance of Large Animals" will be published next spring.

 
 
Business failures are good for the economy

It's cold consolation to an entrepreneur whose venture fizzled, but in the grand scheme of things, failed businesses can be a sign of a healthy economy. 80% of new US businesses fail, but with so many firms starting up, those that succeed must be strong and efficient to survive. Even those that fail push the best to be better.

 

 

 
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Talking About Words

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Dead words

New words join the language every year—"truthiness," for instance. But what about words that exit? Do words die, and when do we ever know?

 

 

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